Saturday, May 8, 2010

Helminthic Therapy Follow-Up

For I while I've been wondering what ever happened to the research that I read in Mental Floss magazine about which was being done by Dr. J. Weinstock. This therapy uses Helminthic worms introduced into the gut which give the immune system something else to attack, rather than your digestive tract. The research sounded promising and I was hoping that it did not drop off of the medical world's radar. I tracked down Dr. Weinstock's contact information and wrote him a (regular mail) letter asking about the current status of his research.

Recently, he kindly replied to me by email:

Dear ******,

I am sorry to hear about your Crohn's disease. Thank you for writing. The agent that we developed is working its way through both the US and European food and drug administrations. The agent is made by one of the pharmaceutical companies making the agent for the various clinical studies under way or planned for the near future. Ovamed is this company. Their web site could contain more information. I wish I could help you more. Best wishes to you and your family.

Regards,Joel Weinstock

So there you have it, you can find out more about this research at: Ovamed.org, they even have a forum although it's kind of empty.

6 comments:

I couldn't wait for the drug companies to get on board, so I went straight to the source. I've had hookworms since September to help with my Crohn's. I'm planning a trip to Canada soon to get another dose. If you want more info on helminthic therapy, I know of a few places that have a ton.Good luck!

There is a company that will provide you with the Helminth Therapy, but it is only available as an experimental therapy, it's not approved by the FDA or the European version of it. Their website is autoimmunetherapies.com I'm considering trying it out too! Best of luck.

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I am an IT professional, a mom, and a business owner living in Canada. I was diagnosed with Crohn's Disease in August 2008 and I feel the compulsion to blog about it. Hopefully I can be helpful to others. Oh, and did I mention I'm going to kick Crohn's Disease's butt? Hell yeah!